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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Richmond Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richmond Mill and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Richmond Mill:
- 44.390901, -70.069221
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Richmond Mill
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Kennebec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
- Since Richmond Mill is near Androscoggin County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Richmond Mill
Communities Also Named Richmond Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Richmond Mill.
Within Maine, the name Richmond Mill is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Richmond Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Scotland County
- This Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Richmond Mill that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Richmond Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richmond Mill ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Island Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Island Park is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Jay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
- Kents Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Livermore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Locks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Shy Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- Stones Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stones Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
- Tallwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tallwood is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallwood
- Twelve Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Wings Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wings Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Mills
How Far From Richmond Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Richmond Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richmond Mill and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Richmond Mill to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,385 miles [8,666.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,974 miles [6,395.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richmond Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Richmond Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richmond Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3909, Longitude: -70.0692 In this case, the coordinates for Richmond Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.04 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.869 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.026 degrees. |
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